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RAPatton

Happy Birthday Erin Gray

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"ON THIS DATE: Oh, what a golden day it was in Honolulu on this day in 1950 when Erin Gray was born. The vivacious actress was perfect as the strong, smart and brave Col. Wilma Deering on "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and, sorry Lynda Carter, she replaced a certain star-spangled amazon as my childhood ideal of heroic womanhood. Oh, if only she had been given a chance to play Lois Lane! To celebrate her 59th birthday today, let's all watch out for space vampires." - RAPatton

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Ah, Silver Spoons. - Anika Malone

Buck Rogers! - BeeLing

I saw her speak ar DragonCon a year or two ago. She is still super pretty.... when her daughter walked in (yeah, she's legal) to visit jaws hit the floor all around. Her daughter is smokin' hot. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

She was at Comic Con this year, and she is a beautiful woman and seemed very nice (I was far to shy to approach her) - RAPatton

As a side note - she said they used to literally stitch her into the jumpsuits on Buck Rodgers and that the seams split on occasion during action sequences. - Soulhuntre

And that's when I knew I had entered puberty. - Michael W. May

hahaha @MwM - Anna Haro

bee dee bee dee bee dee - Peter Simard

Farbod

“Kitty”

14 hours ago - Link

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خیلی نازه - Mehdi - [ xray ]

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wow... - Alooche

اسم این گربه‌ها چیه ؟ - Mehdi - [ xray ]

فربود بیام کمک؟ - ZFS

من از گربه به اندازه ریاضیات گسسته محض سر در میارم، از مهتاب بپرسین - Farbod

مهتاب :دی - atalmatal

چیو ازم بپرسن ؟ :)))) - mahtab

رونوشت به مخمل - Donya

اتل :D - mahtab

وایییییییییییی این چقدر ناز است - none

میگن اسم این گربه ها چیه - Farbod

بچه گربه - Farshad

چه قیافه ی بدبخت‌ای! - A.J.

ای جی عزیز داره به شکار نزدیک میشه . الان حواسش فقط دنبال اون چیزیه که داره بدون توجه به چشمهای گربه وول می خوره - mahtab

فربد من چمدونم :))))) - mahtab

نمیدونی؟ من فکر کردم متخصص گربه ای - Farbod

很PP哇 - suso

یه جاپنیه هم کامنت زده :دی - Pert

جاپونی نیست که پرت. خرس پانداست. عکسشو ندیدی؟‌:))))) - sajjad

حالا چی نوشته - Farbod

نمی‌دونم. محض احتیاط خودشه :)) - sajjad

Aaw. - Tyson Key

آره، همون خودشه و جد و آبادش - Farbod

it's a real life puss in boots http://www.marjonsplaza.com/fu... - tiffany. lowercase 't'

Lindsey in Love

Hanah An Photography | Design You Trust

yesterday at 8:56 pm - designyoutrust.com - Link

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edythe

Fuck Yeah! Anne Hathaway!!!

Monday at 3:28 pm - fuckyeahannehathaway.tumblr.com - Link

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guilty as charged - Live4Soccer

i'd let her clean my house in a french maid outfit. no problem. - Morgan Haley

RAPatton

'Ninja' party email exchange becomes web hit - Telegraph

Monday at 6:07 am - telegraph.co.uk - Link

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"The serial prankster who attempted to pay a gas bill with a picture of a spider has struck again – in a hilarious email conversation chronicling his insistent attempts to attend a neighbour's house-warming party. David Thorne began the exchange after receiving a note from the new owner of the flat opposite warning that he may be disturbed by noise from the party. Ignoring his neighbour's polite assertions that only close friends and family could attend, Mr Thorne thanked him for the "invitation" and proceeded to take control of the preparations, inviting his own friends and deciding on an Eighties fancy dress theme." - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

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"Mr Thorne, a design director from Adelaide, Australia, has previously described the internet as a "playground", but insists that all the scenarios and stories has posted on his website are genuine. Last year he attempted to settle an overdue bill with a picture of a spider, leading to a surreal email exchange with his utility firm that attracted huge online success. He has not revealed whether he actually attended the party, which was due to be held on Dec 14. In his last email, written that morning, he mentions that he plans to bring along a Piñata, the Mexican sweet-filled party toy." - RAPatton

LOVE IT! - Lindsey in Love

It does make me wonder though how much of this is real - Lindsey in Love

Wow that guy is a dick. So now you can excuse torturing your neighbors as long as you put it on a blog? - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Sorry. Not funny. - Morton Fox

So where's the link to the actual content instead of a stupid newspaper summary? - Bjorn Stromberg

The link was in that stupid summary ¬_¬ http://www.27bslash6.com/matth... - Lindsey in Love

Thanks for the link! Trying to pick out a link in the middle of 3 pages of dense text was beyond me. I don't understand why they can't make the link underlined and a different color and maybe put it at the beginning or end of the article. - Bjorn Stromberg

It might be fun to read about but it would be hell to deal with in real life. What an asshole. Esp. when his neighbor was being nice by giving him a heads up. - Spidra Webster

Colide81 (James)

Rulings target Internet sex stings | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

Monday at 7:17 am - indystar.com - Link

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"The Internet stings police consider key to protecting minors from sexual predators may lose some of their power after two recent Court of Appeals rulings. The use of undercover investigators as bait in Internet chats has become routine in Central Indiana. But the attraction for law enforcement -- the lack of an actual victim -- also became the basis for the reversal of two convictions against a Shelbyville man Wednesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals. That leaves in place a third related conviction." - Colide81 (James) via Bookmarklet

This is a good thing, though many will cringe about it. The right to be free of entrapment is central to our liberty - and even though the crime in question is vile trading that liberty to (in theory) prevent it is a bad plan. - Soulhuntre

That is a good point. Though any one stupid enough to meet a 16 year old girl for sex, or even a 9 year old boy or girl for sex should be locked up. I mean they should know where the lines are and you do not cross those lines under any circumstances. - Colide81 (James)

Emma

Immortal Images: A Tribute to Photography and the Movies

Sunday at 3:49 am - popphoto.com - Link

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:-D - Live4Soccer

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Hey you! :D Still awake? - Emma

I was JUST about to click close on the browser...LOL! - Live4Soccer

How are you doing? - Live4Soccer

I'm good ... bit of a late start but hey, it's Sunday, that's what Sunday's are for, right!!!! :D You? - Emma

I'm tired but doing well! Thanks for asking! :-) I'm off to bed! GN! <3 Love the Marilyn Pic, BTW! :-D - Live4Soccer

:D Night, sweet dreams and ttyl, for sure!!! <3 - Emma

Derrick

“My fellow Americans, have you ever given serious thought to living outside of the country as an expatriate. If so, which countries and why? Do you think it would affect your sensibility as an American?”

Saturday at 1:27 pm - Link

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they will get lost.... ;o) - Rob Sellen

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It'd be nice to retire somewhere where my retirement funds would make me rich. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

mini... plenty of places... india... ;o) far east? - Rob Sellen

Yes. Canada. Not because I don't like America, but because I like Vancouver so much. It's way too much paperwork and hassle, though. - Rochelle

there's a few Caribbean Islands that are calling my name...i can tell you that much... - Live4Soccer

I think by the time I'm old enough to retire, India may well have caught up. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

How many of the americans here have ACTUALLY been OUTSIDE america? - Rob Sellen

india will always be cheap in comparision.. - Rob Sellen

Rob, that's a separate post. - Rochelle

It also needs to be somewhere warm and beautiful, with lots of beautiful...fauna. [edit: that doesn't rule out the far east!] - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

Vancouver is on my list as well. Also a South American country near the beach but that is more retirement mode. - Amani

We're actually planning on doing this later this year, Derrick. Reasons among them being a better quality of life, a higher standard of living, and understanding a different way of thinking, as well as a different viewpoint, from the American way of doing things. - Helen Sventitsky

Rob, lots of Americans have been outside the country. Let's try not to condescend and insult at the same time, shall we? - Lindsey in Love

Lindsey.. why do you ASSUME things like that? I am asking because i read somewhere that something like 90% of Americans have no passport, and I can actually understand that considerng the size of the damn place lol... I mean if you went on holiday to ONE new state a year.. thats 50 years of ya life lol.. is true? - Rob Sellen

Helen, what country? - Rochelle

sorry Rochelle? why? - Rob Sellen

Rochelle, Ireland. :D - Helen Sventitsky

After growing up in a foreign country (or two), there aren't many that I would consider living in just because I want to live there. - klecu

We lived in England from 1996-2000. Would love to do it again someday. - Glen Campbell

@Rob Most Americans I know have been outside of the country. You're being very rude. I lived in Poland for quite some time and visit there often. I have family in Syria, Palestine, Poland, Norway, and Sweden. I really don't appreciate your condescension. Frankly, it makes you seem even more ignorant than the "Americans" you're referring to. I do plan on moving outside of the United States. Probably to Poland or Germany, so I can be with my family. - Mattie Kenny

Glen.. where abouts were you in England? - Rob Sellen

Rob, getting on Americans about not having visited other countries is not what Derrick's post is about. If you want to take a survey of the travel habits of Americans, that's a separate post. - Rochelle

I'm not assuming. I can read your comments and read the tone behind them. Your first comment was a jab at us and so was your 3rd. Also remember that many American's lack of foreign travel experience is due to finances rather than ignorance. Also remember we can travel outside the country to many neighboring countries without a passport. - Lindsey in Love

Mattie? WHY is it rude? i ask because i am interested in knowing if that is a true picture painted? I mean...like i just said above..USA is massive... I can understand an english person WANTING to get out of England..its so small... - Rob Sellen

I had gone to Mexico several times from age 3 to 14, and then again in 2006 on a cruise. That cruise marked the first time I'd left the North American continent, and I finally got to see Jamaica. We also stopped at Grand Cayman. This year, I intend to get me hence to another actual continent before my birthday. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

@Rob, I know you meant well, but I think you upset some people here! This American has family in other countries and has actually visited them! I've got extended family in Germany, Australia, Sweden and (what is now) Serbia. Spent a LOT of time in Eastern Europe visiting those folks. :) - Helen Sventitsky

Also Mattie... WHERE did I say that Americans were ignorant??? dont start saying crap like that.. YOU said that not me. - Rob Sellen

@Rob It's rude because that is NOT what you meant and you're back peddling to make it seem as though you were not implying that Americans are ignorant to the world around them. You say we would get lost in foreign countries and then imply that Americans don't go outside of America anyway. That is rude and condescending. - Mattie Kenny

Yes, preferably Scotland but... general UK. I would answer the other part of the question if my brain weren't so muddled from the wine I had with lunch. - The Bohemian Penguin

Fiji...ftw! - .LAG

helen.. what has that any of that got to do wih what i said??? did I say any of you were "ignorant" or anything? NOPE. - Rob Sellen

I have lived in England for 3 years and Germany for 2, in addition to several states. I can say that my time abroad helped me to understand other views, but I don't think it affected my sensibilities as an American. That to me would be a sort of loss of identity. i feel I gained insight and learned from other cultures, but I would like to think that I represented our culture and left them with new insights and such as well. - Eban Crawford

OT, but comment to Rob... USA is a big federation, it´s like not having been outside of Europe which goes for almost equally as many people there I think. Granted though that there´s greater diversity inside Europe. (Derrick, impressed that I even managed to comment on a post you started with "My fellow americans..." ? hehe ) - Thomas Bøhm

@mattie though it reads rude, rob is right. your cosmopolitan circle of friends and associates is not reflective of most Americans' experience. - tiffany. lowercase 't'

Sounds good Mini... mexico sounds nice. :o) - Rob Sellen

No, I have not given serious thought to it. That is not the same thing as not having the informationt o make my decision :) The laws of the US suit me best, the ability of the US to ensure my security suits me and I liek the economic system. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

@Helen That sounds pretty awesome. Ireland is an amazing country. You'll adore it! - Mattie Kenny

I got a passport before my cruise, but my cruise was just before our government required one; I could have easily traveled with just my birth certificate. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

I never said they were IGNORANT you did.... i said they will get lost... ie, JOKE... ;o) - Rob Sellen

I'd like to move to Japan, but my wife would like to live in the UK. - Jason Huebel

+1 Mattie --Rob . . . everyone in this thread knows what you were implying with your comments. To answer Derrick's question I considered it seriously when Bush was re-elected but I realized that wouldn't solve anything. As it stands I consider living in many different countries for a variety of reasons but I would never relinquish my American citizenship. - Lindsey in Love

@Rob So in regard to your joke, why exactly would Americans get lost in foreign countries? Because the joke assumes they're ignorant to foreign countries, languages and lifestyles. - Mattie Kenny

Derrick: i already have. i lived in Cabo San Lucas for a year. And yes, my sensebilities were affected: i learned to hate stupid American behavior. - Steven Perez

@tiffany It may not be representative of the US, but the implications of his statement are what I'm referring to. His condescension is what bothered me. - Mattie Kenny

WRONG mattie... thats YOUR perception... NOT my intent.. sorry but you lot are ypical.. all on the defensive... over something I NEVER EVEN said!! lol... TIFFANY gets it!! ;o) Rochelle... sorry but I am NOT interested in a "survey" and IF I want to comment here..i will do ;o) - Rob Sellen

@Steven Cabo, eh? I've never been. I don't think I'd like to live there either. Too much touristy stuff. I get enough of that in New Orleans. Have you ever visited Europe or Asia? - Mattie Kenny

Thanks Mattie! I've traveled around, but never lived, in another country before so I'm both scared and excited at the same time. Also, Rob, I didn't mean to put you on the defensive, and what Tiffany and Thomas said is probably more closer to what you meant, but lots of Americans have lived abroad. Just sayin'. :) I've also found out that fellow Americans who've never been abroad before and scream at the waiter for not serving "American" food are people I need to avoid when visiting a foreign country. :) - Helen Sventitsky

I have given it semi-serious thought, but I have mostly dismissed it because immigration laws make it exceedingly hard to earn a living while abroad. that means you need cash, a spouse, or family for this to be an option in most countries--or get a cushy job with a multinational corporation. - tiffany. lowercase 't'

Part of the reason i asked HERE was... it occured to me that derick mentioned RETIREMENT... and i was asking if it was true most Amercans had not left USA before.. and I was gong to ask... why leave it till retirement.. ? is that not a little late.. I mean... what if you retire, move, then dislike it.. alot of stress at a late stage in life. :o? NO? - Rob Sellen

@Rob No, I'm not on the defensive. You made it very obvious with you "joke" what you think of Americans in regard to foreign countries. Stop trying to back peddle. Own up to what you said and either apologize or don't. Either way, own your words, don't eat them. Explain your joke if that's not what it's supposed to mean. Tell me why would Americans get lost in foreign countries? - Mattie Kenny

Thats ok helen.. sorry to put you on the defensive.. it seems peopkle assumed... bad move methinks.. you know what they say about doing that ;o) - Rob Sellen

Perhaps you need an english lesson Rob in the subtleties and nuances of humor and sarcasm. If that wasn't your intent then you would be really wise to listen to what we're saying. That *IS* how your comments came across. @ tiffany I will admit many Americans have not left the USA, but as I've stated, for many it's financial considerations rather than ignorance or desire. - Lindsey in Love

Yes, I've wanted to move out of the US ever since I was in my teens. For political and cultural reasons. I've never felt like I fit in here very well. I might not fit in in another country, either, but it's worth a try. The countries I'd seriously think about moving to are: Sweden, Denmark, UK, Canada, Ireland - Spidra Webster

Why wait until retirement? The idea is to save up a minor carload of money, and then go to another country, where it translates into easy living. I won't be doing that, though; it's just a dream. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

@Helen Travelling through foreign countries is very different from living in them, so your trepidations are founded. But you'll love it, I swears it! :-P - Mattie Kenny

Rob, I was honestly and without any negative assumptions curious about some answers to your question. Didn´t expect this strict code of conduct... - Jens Christian Freund

that said, I liked morocco and Spain enough to live there. and though I haven't been, I think I could roll with Argentina, France, and Sweden, Norway, or Denmark. - tiffany. lowercase 't'

sorry lindsey.. WHO is now being condescending??? a hypocrite methinks! ;o) - Rob Sellen

jens.. No code of coduct to me... its them assuming... telling me MY INTENT matched THEIR perception ;o) - Rob Sellen

@Rob if you were to open geographical atlas with numbers, you will sooner or later learn that Canada has much more square kilometers than US... not to mention Russia... _this_ is what called American ignorance at its best -- casting non-verified statements with light smell of humping into chess. - silpol

@Jens The offense was not to his question, it was to his question in combination with his "joke". There is no strict code of conduct. - Mattie Kenny

I would love to live abroad ... preferably London. And yes, I would give up my citizenship. -- There's other things out there in the world and just because I am an American ... that doesn't mean it's necessarily the best. I know there are those that would argue that point but I for one would like to experience new things. - Brandon

sipol... I KNOW that already, i have an atlas thanks... canada maybe be bigger like that... but I am talking about America.. it IS massive.. never said the BIGGEST did I? - Rob Sellen

Well, Canada IS part of the North AMERICAN continent :D - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

Brandon... nice point.. cant know unless we do ;o) - Rob Sellen

@Rob I notice that you have yet to explain the meaning behind your joke which I misunderstood according to you. Why exactly would Americans get lost in foreign countries? - Mattie Kenny

I'll admit to coming across as condescending now because in fact you don't see what everyone else sees. Your comments are jokes in poor taste. If that's not your intent then you should learn more about humor. I'm done with this argument. You're a troll and ignorant. Believe what you want about Americans, I know I won't be able to change your mind - Lindsey in Love

The places I'd be happy to live as an expat are France and New Zealand and Argentina (Buenos Aires). Of course, it would probably be a good idea for me to visit any or all first though. - Peter Simard

mattie... its a world view joke... BECAUSE if that point I ask... that 90% of you never left...so... I asked if that was true... albeit after making the joke... - Rob Sellen

lindsy YOU really have NO clue about me... you are a HYPOCRITE!!! - Rob Sellen

BTW ... I thought Rob's comments were in good humor and I didn't take offense to them. Seems like someone's perception of the matter is off. - Brandon

Oh my stars, I run to the store and come back to this!? *I* would like to go somewhere and stay for say six months or so to give it a go and live like a citizen as opposed to a tourist. At the top of my list is Argentina, South Korea, and Scandinavia. Spain, Italy, France, and Australia are all up there too. - Derrick

THABK YOU brandon... at last SOMEONE who read it right.. didnt ASSUME.... - Rob Sellen

@Rob You still haven't explained your joke. What is the worldview? Explain it. Show me that the underlying notion to the joke is not that Americans are ignorant to foreign countries. That's where the offense was made. - Mattie Kenny

I'm far from a hypocrite in that I can admit to being condescending. You're the one too afraid to admit what you really meant by your statement. I intended to condescend to you because after all your statements I see which one of us has their wits about them. (and it's not you) - Lindsey in Love

I just DID... READ the bloody thing - Rob Sellen

yep... probably europe... ideally ireland... I don't know if it would affect my sensibilities. I think that's why I want to move because my sensibilities have already changed. - Shawn Duffy via twhirl

@Rob I'm not assuming anything. Dude, the meaning behind your joke is obvious. I knew it was a joke and I know what the thought process behind the joke is. I took offense to it. I didn't assume anything. I knew you were trying to be humorous, but that doesn't mean I have to appreciate it, think it's funny or not find it offensive. - Mattie Kenny

OK... I'LL say it again... maybe you ASSUMERS and will get your PERCEPTION right.... I saiid.... they may get lost..... ok? right.. I said that meaning as a joke, according to world view...Americans mainly dont leave USA...ok so far? THEN I asked if THAT was true..... OK?? make sense? - Rob Sellen

@Rob No. You haven't explained your joke. What worldview is this? Why will they get lost if they moved to a foreign country? Because they've never been there? Neither have most of the immigrants to the US. Anyone would get lost in a place that's foreign and new to them. - Mattie Kenny

WHY ask then MATTIE./.. dont back peddle.. YOU didnt have a clue! Why are you asking the same thing? can you not read?????? - Rob Sellen

@Rob We're not "assuming" anything. So stop saying it. Even with your explanation, you reinforce our point. The implication is that Americans are ignorant to foreign countries. That is the joke. Plain and simple. I don't have to find it funny just because you did. You don't have to find it offensive because I did. - Mattie Kenny

WILL, not MAY - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

Anyway... since most are discussing americans visiting other countries instead.. here´s some statistics..http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/... And actually fewer Europeans visiting the US than the other way around: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/.... But in all fairness I think more Europeans visit Latin-America than the US (at least my impression from Scandinavia). Another thing is that US citizens don´t need a passport to travel to the caribbean, Panama++, and the 50 states (I think). - Thomas Bøhm

@Rob There is nowhere in this thread where I back peddled. I asked a question until you actually answered it. - Mattie Kenny

mattie.... most of US outside of the usa HAVE passports.the MAJORITY.... in the usa its the MINORiTY.... ok? - Rob Sellen

Just block him Mattie . . . he's not worth the time. He's an ignorant little wretch and I've wasted far too much time on him as it is. He knows exactly what he meant and now he's too afraid to even admit it. - Lindsey in Love

@Rob That's a non sequitur to this argument. - Mattie Kenny

I did mention that I went to 3 other countries 2.5 years ago and did not need a passport. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

Thanks, Thomas. I'd be honored to surf your couch in Norway. If you ever make it Los Angeles, I will unselfishly return the favor. :) - Derrick

+5000 MiniMage - Lindsey in Love

Having/needing a passport for an American is a different thing than for citizens of other countries. You can't base an argument of the pure percentage of citizens who hold a passport. - Rochelle

@Derrick I have family in a lot of different countries who have bed and breakfasts and things like that, so if you ever end up doing a nice travel through Europe or the Middle East, I know some very kind and loving people who will treat you like family while travelling abroad. - Mattie Kenny

Good lookin' out, Mattie. :) - Derrick

From what I recall, it was only a matter of months after my May 2006 cruise that passports were going to be required for Americans. - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

@Derrick And trust me, it'll be the BEST food you'll eat in those countries because it'll be made by a mother who's treating you like part of the family. :-) All my friends have said that when they visit my family. - Mattie Kenny

w0ot! NOM NOM NOM - Derrick

Derricks´s bringing American cornbread and bbq so I´ll take that before traditional Norwegian grilled sheep´s head or dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling, and I think he´ll agree;) I would love to eat a gigantic Omaha/Obama steak with you in LA some time too:) - Thomas Bøhm

I love cornbread and collard greens...and mac and cheese. Those are some of my favorite American dishes. - Mattie Kenny

@Mattie Any favourite foreign dishes ? Or rather special food items you have tasted there ? (I got a Sound of Music feel from your last sentence, know the song ? heh) - Thomas Bøhm

Thomas, that fish and sheep's head sounds, uh, tempting for sure. And I'll mostly try anything once. And I can grill up a nice grass-fed organic ribye steak that will curl your toes, man! - Derrick

I am living outside of america as an expatriate in France. I have also lived in Central america and India (I own a property in west bengal). - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)

@Thomas These are a few of my favorite things! haha. Yes, I love kraut, pierogi, barszcz, fois gras, dill pickle soup, hummus, tabbouleh, paczki, al-motubug, laban ma habaq, dyresteg...I am really into foreign food...heh. - Mattie Kenny

A lot of my friends were from Asia in grad school, so I've really come to love Thai, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese food and cuisine. - Derrick

Rob, we lived in Ascot - Glen Campbell

Ah, i worked up there before mate.... drove past the racecourse everyday. :o) - Rob Sellen

Mattie: Sadly, no, I haven't been to Europe. Yet. And, yeah, Cabo is VERY touristy. I moved out of the city after a while and moved a little ways north, where it was more sedate. - Steven Perez

Chris Baskind

“Loudly announcing what kind of people you follow through social media is just another form of elitism.”

Saturday at 9:17 am - Link

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I follow Chris Baskind! :) - Morton Fox

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I follow really cool people who make me laugh till I pee!! *wonders how to find elitism in that statement* - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Elitist. ;-) - Chris Baskind

seriously? I follow people who take the time to have a conversation. Is doing the work a form of elitism? - Valeria Maltoni

I dont think elite is a bad word. - Geoff Schultz

And "I'd follow me, if I could" is just another form of narcissism. :) Multiple accounts... hmm. - Jemm

*ponders Tina's challenge* - Mark VandenBerg

No, but repeatedly having conversations (which aren't really conversations -- they're announcements) about the class of people you follow *is* a form of elitism. I've never seen you do this, Valeria. - Chris Baskind

I only follow smart people. :P Now let's debate what "smart" is again. - Rochelle

Got it, Chris. Happy New Year to you and all the people who follow you :) - Valeria Maltoni

I follow people who make me think about something in a way I haven't thought of before. I follow you Chris! - Shevonne

All the people I follow are interesting, insightful people. I didn't set out to have this happen, but that's what I keep finding on ff. :-) - Silly Jilly

like someone anouncing that they don't follow "life streamers" on twitter. Isn't the question still "What are you doing?" - BEX

Awesome! I'm elite! - Graham English

Graham, you're one of the more engaging folks on social media. You have an interesting life, and you share it. - Chris Baskind

I follow everybody. I'll let that paradox blow your mind. - Mark Trapp

@Mark LOL, nice. Consider my mind blown. :D - Chris Charabaruk for Hire

I follow humans, and probably some animals, with a pulse. (Now the plants hate me.) - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Oops, I forgot...I also follow a washing machine. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

@Mark - I pretty much follow everyone who follows me, for what it's worth. - Tyson Key

@Tyson - You are worth following - Shevonne

Ontario: damn, that's a total slap in the face to dryers across the world, you elitist. - Mark Trapp

elitism is a good thing. snobbery not so much. - tiffany. lowercase 't'

I tend to follow people who don't go off at the mouth about social media. Works for me. - Derrick

An old man once said to me.... "look at that, who ever would have thought it"...as he pointed to a man wearing a shirt emblazoned with someone elses name on it, (UK football shirt), "A (foolish) man proudly wearing another mans name?" .... :o) what could I say but agree.... sillly eh? the "foolish" part he said with a whisper. ;o) - Rob Sellen

I'll follow anyone who'll talk to me. Elitist? - Helen Sventitsky

Like wearing sports clothing with another guy's name and number. So whipped. - rambn

Chris: I think it can be elitist if you're one of those people who only follows people for the purposes of status/popularity and reinforcing existing power laws. But I'd say, by and large, most of the people I follow and who follow me do so out of shared interests - interests that are far ranging and have more to do with ideas, pleasures and questions than any identifiable social climbing. I, for one, offer nothing in the way of either status or social currency. - V for वज्र (vajra)

Elitism FTW. - Pete D

V: I'm actually thinking of a specific example or two here. You put your finger on what they're doing. - Chris Baskind

I figured you had specific examples in mind. Care to post? - Graham English

Didn't we hear all during the electiont hat elitism was a good thing? They keep telling us they are only elitists because they really are better than us :) - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Graham: No need to make it personal. Besides, I otherwise like and respect the examples I'd have to name. I just think this is an unhealthy practice. - Chris Baskind

I hear ya. I probably wouldn't share links either. But it could be a good study. - Graham English

Not so fast, Chris. I don't think I'm guilty of what you are describing...but , there are many shades of grey. I'm trying to communicate about the truth of 9/11/2001 to everyone I can, in anyway I can. PERIOD http://friendfeed.com/rooms/9-... - bill giltner

I fail to announce it simply because no one cares! - MiɳiMagɘ is EnderMage

Mage: You'll notice I generally don't announce such things for the same reason. Who cares who I follow, block, or whatever? - Chris Baskind

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“Question: Do you still use IM clients? If so, do you use a aggregator such as Meebo or Trillian. The chirp of my google chat startled me.”

January 1 at 9:40 am - Link

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Yes. I use Digsby. - Peter Simard

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I use Pidgin, an open source multiprotocol IM client. (http://pidgin.im) I use it all the time. - possible248

Trillian on Win, though I should switch to Pidgin since I think Tril will never see Astra out of alpha... - Michael W. May

Pidgin here too, but only for google chat.. I almost don't check any other IM accounts - embee

I get on AIM via Pidgin when Akiva is upstairs and I'm downstairs so that we can talk to each other, but other than that, no. - Rochelle

I use Pidgin, an open source multiprotocol IM client. (http://pidgin.im) I use it all the time. - possible248

Adium all the way on my macs. - Russell Holliman

I have Adium always on in the background but it rarely gets used these days. - Akiva Moskovitz

digsby. My students still use IM. - James Herbert via twhirl

I use gtalk in my Gmail, Window Live Messenger, and Skype - Sarah Perez via fftogo

I had been using Adium exclusively, but I've recently started using the web client in gmail for Google Talk and AIM. The web gmail client supports SMS, audio, and video chat, all of which I've been making use of. - Chris Johnson

Pidgin now, but I paid for Trillian and used it for years. At the moment I don't remember why I switched. Hm. - Ken Sheppardson

Trillian Astra. Don't know why it's still a bloody alpha or what's taking so long to release an open beta or even the final version - the client has been pretty stable and feature complete for a long, long time now. There's a mac version coming but I'm not holding my breath. I just wish it could do Skype too... - Eric P

Digsby or pidgin - Karoli

I still use Pidgin or Kopete, although mostly for IRC and sometimes Google Talk and MSN/WLM. - Tyson Key

Trillian although I use gmail chat more lately - Josh Haley

Adium for me too - Patrick Jordan

use gmail chat for hubby and family - no more AIM - that's what twitter is for.. - BEX

I use Digsby for everything like this. - Kol Tregaskes

I'm now using Tokbox instead of Pidgin. Most impressive and video mail to everyone. - Anika Malone

Adium (Mac) - Mona N.

Trillian - Chacha

By the way, the "still" in your Q stikes me as a little strange, as I pretty much live in my IM client, probably use it more than email these days, and the services I've been helping to build lately (e.g. identiSPY and Enjit) are all IM/XMPP based. I'd probably have used "yet" instead of "still" ;-) - Ken Sheppardson

I mostly use Skype for IM. But for the few "traditional" IM accounts left I use Adium on a Mac. - Alex von Halem

Thanks for the feedback and response everyone. - Mathew A. Koeneker

@Ken I can see your point. However, it seems if most of the folks that I know personally and professionally will just text, call, or e-mail. - Mathew A. Koeneker

I used them all and then stopped using them all once I realized that the chat culture was wasting a great deal of time while providing few meaningful rewards. - Sean McBride

Oh, I explored every possible use of them, I think, from the trivial to the sublime. There were interesting moments. But the cost/benefit didn't add up for me overall. I don't doubt that others have found them to be useful. Just my point of view. - Sean McBride

Sean: [Sorry... editing/deleting and confusing the flow] The folks I know use IM for collaboration among team members in multiple locations for communication that's more time sensitive than email but doesn't need the overhead of a phone call. - Ken Sheppardson

Further note: the chats on Friendfeed are much superior to most of the chats I've experienced through the IM clients mentioned here. - Sean McBride

Ken -- might a Friendfeed room offer a better interface for serious workplace collaboration than these IM clients? What do you think? - Sean McBride

Sean: I don't think so. The default web interface isn't "real time". It's pull instead of push. You don't have any presence information, there's no notification of incoming messages, and the web browser doesn't live in the background/icon tray as well as an IM client. - Ken Sheppardson

You can smash the heck out of your thumb with a hammer, cut off your hand with a power saw, but that doesn't mean you quit using the tools. Everybody just has to know the dangers and how to handle them properly. - Ken Sheppardson

Hmm -- interesting points. FF feels very real-time to me; and if I'm engaged in a serious real-time conversation, I like to keep a tab active in Firefox. I wonder if the FF developers could address the issues you mention. (I've used Trillian heavily, by the way, when I was into it.) - Sean McBride

Sean: Well, they have in a way: they've made FF available via XMPP. There's also http://www.enjit.com :-) - Ken Sheppardson

There is no method of chat that can compare to IM or IRC. They are instantaneous and well-known. FriendFeed real-time may come close, but is really not the same thing. I use Pidgin for Yahoo, AIM, IRC, and GTalk. I'm able to track and post to Identi.ca and Twitter, get notifications from Kwippy, as well as get Facebook notifications via notify.me. For some, IM is the only way we communicate. If there is a better tool for all this, I'm all ears. - Rahsheen ™

I use Pidgin for my gtalk & icq/aim on my linux box and adium on Mac. - imabonehead

I am using Adium for talking to my friends on AIM, Gtalk and Faceook - Rajiv Doshi

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Snowzilla

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Now that's one big ass snowman and I mean that literally. - Hugh Briss

Robert Scoble - Twitter

“Lots of people are waiting for new Twhirl, though. But @loiclemeur and Twhirl has tough competition now. Anyway, on way home, cya later.”

December 30 at 7:33 pm - Link

I'm currently using twitterfox and hate how it interrupts my typing. Do these others keep from doing that? - MarkCarras

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I absolutely adore my iTweet and in v3, Colby will be adding grouping functionality. Yay for an app that is visually appealing, easy to use AND will have the functionality I want. Tweetdeck sucks so don't suggest it to me. - Mattie Kenny

Twhirl has comp? We talking about Tweetdeck? Hrm... - Rahsheen ™

Tweetdeck is all I want but "better screen estate utilization" - Akhmad Fathonih

New Twhirl? Cool, when, what's new? I use Twhirl for FF not Twitter btw. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Tweetdeck is not competition - so thats out. Frankly twhirl is where it is at on the PC at least... I will really take off when we can record to seesmic right from there :) - Soulhuntre

ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

“I'm seeing a lot of blogs that use Disqus! Anyone have numbers on marketshare estimates for IntenseDebate vs. Disqus?”

December 29 at 8:57 pm - Link

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Now that IntenseDebate is owned by the Wordpress folks it will rapidly be the dominant force. I moved all my blogs over to it. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

See, Soulhuntre, I am so much in love with the underdog... call me a romantic. @danielha is really great though. - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

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The Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt, a Bacon Burger with Two Bacon-Stuffed Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Bun | A Hamburger Today

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Oh. My. God. - Abby Martin via Bookmarklet

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Damn. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

That is just disgusting. - mathew, keynote not lame